traps
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of traps
C19: probably shortened from trappings
Example Sentences
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“Without a lot more power, there is NO AI capex growth in la la land,” the Bear Traps team wrote.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
Traps can make tracking harder, as hornets may feed from multiple sources and not return to the same one.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
The work took researchers around the world, from hammering out rocks in the Deccan Traps to analyzing the samples in England and Sweden.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
The scientists behind that paper determined this by studying the Deccan Traps of western India, which were formed by molten lava after a massive volcanic eruptions 66 million years ago.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2023
Traps at different levels in the marsh came into operation as the water level rose and fell.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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